What's the most anonymous shop/restaurant on LL?

[Muttley]

Some places on Lordship Lane have had more than their fair share of coverage - White Stuff, Green & Blue, Le Chandelier, the odd estate agent, you know the usual suspects. But there are other places that barely, if ever, get a mention. Perhaps with good reason. How about some reviews of LL's most anonymous places. Here are three whose portals I have never entered:

Speedo Pizza

Finger Lickin Chicken (soon to be replaced by the new bakers)

His Lordship Launderette - I think that's its name.

Anyone know the people who work there? What's their story?

[Keef]

I'm a Favourite Fried Chicken man myself.... When I'm very drunk!

[kford]

The funeral shop opposite the Mexican joint

[Muttley]

kford Wrote:

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> The funeral shop opposite the Mexican joint

Yes, interesting, with the changing demographics of East Dulwich, I wonder how the funeral business has been recently. Three funeral parlours (?) on Lordship Lane, what goes on behind their net curtains?

[kford]

Ahem.. dead poor? Sorry.

[PeckhamRose]

I used to work for a funeral directors and I have to say it was an honour of a job, real special work, a lovely caring people. I learned so much. And I believe it's one of the few jobs where - when someone comes in and they're in a state (or sometimes not...) - and it's your job to calm them, help them make the choices they did not know they had - and they THANK you for that work. It's precious. But badly paid. I was just a receptionist and administrator. Not one of the directors or people who actually deal with the dead bodies. But yes, when people asked me what I did during those few years I did answer in a whisper, "I see dead people". And the pay SUCKS.

So what abot that organic food shop then near the cheese block. They any good?

[AllforNun]

The little fancy dress shop near Irish shop - lots of fun. The guy with the Fez is always very amusing, I think the suit of armour is the best hire.

[Muttley]

> So what abot that organic food shop then near the

> cheese block. They any good?

You mean SMBS? From the name you'd think they wanted a low profile (what do the letters SMBS stand for??), but they're a widely reviewed and much-loved East Dulwich institution. Would probably feature in many people's 'Top 5' for favourite SE22 shops.

[Muttley]

AllforNun Wrote:

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> The little fancy dress shop near Irish shop - lots

> of fun. The guy with the Fez is always very

> amusing, I think the suit of armour is the best

> hire.

I'd have expected this post to be by MrBen rather than AllforNun.

[Goodliz]

I never knew there was a fancy dress shop!

What about Target Arms? It always makes me laugh - I think of it as an organic gun shop what with it being on Lordship Lane and everything! I have never had the courage to go in though.

[ratty]

Always used to get our Pizza from Speedo when we lived on LL. It was fantastic.

Now the most anonymous shop has to be the laundrette one with the ghastly pictures in the window!

[Cassius]

I guess the true indication of a shop/restaurant being totally anonymous is that no-one can actually think of what it is to vote for it!

[SeanMacGabhann]

that one... you know the one... thingummy jig... next to whatsits. Sells.... umm...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Oops - my post rendered pointless by Cassius getting ther before me!

[Zebedee Tring]

SMBS is certainly not anonymous, if the queues at the weekend there are anything to go by. My wife recently spent about 30 minutes in the queue there and I wondered what had happened to her.

[SeanMacGabhann]

SMBS = opposite of anonymous for me. Agree about the queues though. And whilst I don't mind queuing (see threads passim on William Rose) the size of the shop in SMBS means it can get uncomfortable. Great place though, and best selection of fresh herbs I've found in the area

The Kodak/Photo shop opposite Liqourice is pretty anonymous - I've been there a few times but it hardly registers

[Mark]

it's got to be the amusement arcade

[seanmlow]

That Irish shop looks amazing! Has anyone been in?

[SeanMacGabhann]

one of the first things I did when I moved here sean#2!

It's as delightfully strange as one would imagine - Graham Linehan couldn't make it up

The sort of music that my Mum played on a Sunday morning, Odlums flour, Galtee bacon, sausage and black pudding, papers from around Ireland (The Leitrim Learner, The Galway GollyGoshYouDon'tSay!, etc etc)

[kford]

Does it have a copy of 'My Lovely Horse'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ATQdUK1gS4

[seanmlow]

Sean #1 it sounds enchanting!

I am looking to pick my Mum up something slightly different this Christmas (was going to get a handbag, but that is so boring!). Maybe this place is the ticket!

[SeanMacGabhann]

If memory serves there mightbe some strange clothing items as well... can that be right?

Anyway, let us know how you get on

[PeckhamRose]

Ohhhh I did not realise that organic grocers / greengrocers was called SMBS, sorry. Yes it is very well reviewed.

So um anonymous shops? Dunno. What about the shop further up the lane sells brooms and buckets and flower pots and sponges and stuff like that..... :)

[monica]

AAH the amusement arcade is a mystery we watch people go in and never come out!!!! Do they have a secret back door,i once went in asked for change because i missed the bank and it had 2 very secretive looking doors and strange music coming from beyond it

[Cassius]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> Ohhhh I did not realise that organic grocers /

> greengrocers was called SMBS, sorry. Yes it is

> very well reviewed.

> So um anonymous shops? Dunno. What about the shop

> further up the lane sells brooms and buckets and

> flower pots and sponges and stuff like that.....

> :)

Do you mean Farmers? Not anonymous at all - just goes to prove that one person's anonymous is another person's linchpin of LL.